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PolarBearSS16 · 02-21-2021, 12:51 PM

What is everybody doing with their in-dash navigation systems now that they stopped releasing updates for them or at least for the 2013?

I have a 2013 ZL1 where the last available update for the maps was 2017. Are you having the whole unit replaced with something else or just out of luck?

ZMEnow · 02-21-2021, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by PolarBearSS16

What is everybody doing with their in-dash navigation systems now that they stopped releasing updates for them or at least for the 2013?

I have a 2013 ZL1 where the last available update for the maps was 2017. Are you having the whole unit replaced with something else or just out of luck?

My update has been sitting on the desk for two years, imagine I will get to it someday, but don’t really care about it. More focused on maintaining and enjoying the car for spirited driving.

JB'sZL1 · 02-21-2021, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ZMEnow

My update has been sitting on the desk for two years, imagine I will get to it someday, but don’t really care about it. More focused on maintaining and enjoying the car for spirited driving.

Same here. I have a nice Pioneer head unit ready to go in...maybe this spring.

Bigtime53 · 02-21-2021, 05:37 PM

I do not use it after it took me about 15 miles another direction than what I programmed into it. I use my phone now on the google maps and directions and blue tooth it so I can hear the directions better. I do not even use the navigation in my new truck either. I think whoever programs those disc does it on purpose to screw with the owner of the vehicle to run us all over the place just to get us mad! LOL!

PolarBearSS16 · 02-25-2021, 12:44 AM

That's fair. I was just curious as it's hard to stick any other nav system on the dash, or have my phone hanging from a vent mount especially in the summer when it's 120. Just falls right off.

Brutale arancia · 02-25-2021, 06:25 AM

At the turn of the century I ran all over AZ on two wheels for nearly a decade. With the exception of Pheonix itself, I can't see the need for nav assistance. 15 minutes out of most communities is almost a private track. Weekends excluded.

lbls1 · 02-25-2021, 10:08 AM

I didn't order nav. I didn't want to pay the price, and my phone nav works like a champ. I may never order this if it remains an option.

jimmyducati · 02-25-2021, 10:11 AM

I use my iPhone to nav anywhere I need to go in everything but the expedition... and come to think of it, with CarPlay I'm basically using the iPhone then as well. Navigation updates are.... out of date

ZL1 Maniac · 02-25-2021, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by PolarBearSS16

That's fair. I was just curious as it's hard to stick any other nav system on the dash, or have my phone hanging from a vent mount especially in the summer when it's 120. Just falls right off.

Look at ProClipUSA....

Car and Phone specific mounts...very nice !!

02-21-2021, 12:51 PM	#1
PolarBearSS16 Agent Orange Drives: 2022 ZL1 Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Phoenix Posts: 25	Navigation Updates No More... What Next? What is everybody doing with their in-dash navigation systems now that they stopped releasing updates for them or at least for the 2013? I have a 2013 ZL1 where the last available update for the maps was 2017. Are you having the whole unit replaced with something else or just out of luck?

02-25-2021, 10:08 AM	#7
lbls1 Drives: 2002 Camaro SS SOM; 2015 Malibu LTZ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 4,071	I didn't order nav. I didn't want to pay the price, and my phone nav works like a champ. I may never order this if it remains an option. __________________ '02 CAMARO SS SOM; 5.7L LS1/FLS6B '08 TBSS AWD Black Granite Metallic '15 Malibu LTZ 2LZ Turbo *'14 CAMARO ZL1 Blue Ray Metallic* '25 Silverado 1500 High Country 6.2L

02-21-2021, 05:37 PM	#4
Bigtime53 Drives: 2013 ZL1 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,326	I do not use it after it took me about 15 miles another direction than what I programmed into it. I use my phone now on the google maps and directions and blue tooth it so I can hear the directions better. I do not even use the navigation in my new truck either. I think whoever programs those disc does it on purpose to screw with the owner of the vehicle to run us all over the place just to get us mad! LOL!

02-25-2021, 12:44 AM	#5
PolarBearSS16 Agent Orange Drives: 2022 ZL1 Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Phoenix Posts: 25	That's fair. I was just curious as it's hard to stick any other nav system on the dash, or have my phone hanging from a vent mount especially in the summer when it's 120. Just falls right off.

02-25-2021, 06:25 AM	#6
Brutale arancia Drives: 2013 ZL1 Camaro Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Michigan Posts: 236	At the turn of the century I ran all over AZ on two wheels for nearly a decade. With the exception of Pheonix itself, I can't see the need for nav assistance. 15 minutes out of most communities is almost a private track. Weekends excluded.

02-25-2021, 10:11 AM	#8
jimmyducati Drives: 01 SS Camaro Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Louisville, Ky Posts: 17	I use my iPhone to nav anywhere I need to go in everything but the expedition... and come to think of it, with CarPlay I'm basically using the iPhone then as well. Navigation updates are.... out of date